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7 ISJLP 71 (2011-2012)
The Racial Landscape of Social Networking Sites: Forging Identity, Community, and Civic Engagement

handle is hein.journals/isjlpsoc7 and id is 75 raw text is: The Racial Landscape of Social Networking Sites: Forging Identity, Community, and Civic Engagement BRENDESHA M. TYNES,* ELIZABETH L. GARCIA,** MICHAEL T. GANG,*** AND NICOLE E. COLEMAN**** Abstract: This study examines how adolescents and emerging adults forge identity, community, and civic engagement in public discussions online. Using forty-eight race-related group sites from Facebook and MySpace, this study outlines the reasons groups formed and the discourse practices in which participants engaged. Thematic analysis revealed that group formation revolved around the expression and exploration of identity, creating racial safe havens, education, advocacy, and general discussions about race and race-related issues. Within a given group site's Brendesha M. Tynes is an assistant professor of educational psychology and African American studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her research focuses on the role of the Internet in adolescent and emerging adult development with special attention to online victimization, racial identity, intergroup interaction, psychosocial and educational outcomes, and Internet safety. * Elizabeth L. Garcia is currently a doctoral student in the Child Development Division in the Educational Psychology program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her research interests include racial and ethnic identity and discourse in media, self- concept, and peer sexual harassment and bullying. * Michael T. Giang is currently an assistant professor of psychology at Mount Saint Mary's College in Los Angeles, CA. He received his Ph.D. in psychological studies in education from the University of California and a MA. in general experimental psychology from California State University. His research interests include peer harassment, acculturation, ethnic identity, and the Internet as a context and tool for identity development. **** Nicole E. Coleman is a M.Ed. student in school counseling at Loyola University in Chicago. She is interested in the mental health of underrepresented youth in urban areas.

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